Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1887-06-15

man, that / was greatly touched, and
M tears fell faster and faster.
"a * is the soul Of honor, Kitty,
but L must make 1t clear to him that
he is free to do as his heart dictates,
His and her happiness must not be
wrecked. / will get my father to send
me to our branch house in India, and
will not return ill they are married.
Jack IS rich enough to marry at once.
L shall embark on Thursday"
Then lie charged me with tender
blessings for Dolly, and at his request
| went to ask my mother to bid him
farewell. Presently she glided in, pale
as death. She held out her hand in
silence, but Frank folded her In his
arms, and she sobbed on his breast. l
stood by, weeping bitterly, and when
we were calmer Frank embraced us
both, finally, and, placing me in my
mothers arms, left us. Poor fellow!
how brave he was, how gentle, how
patientl
In month from that time Dolly
was aftianced to Mr.. Dacre, and the
marriage was arranged to take place at
the beginning OF the long vacation. We
were 10y this time convinced that 1t was
the best thing that could happen. No
one could see Dolly and doubt that this
was the only man she loved. His calm,
intense char acter impressed her; his
great talents ayed her, and her pretty,
innocent pride in her manly lover, her
meekness and QuietnesS, were most
promising symptoms of happiness In
her married life,
Dear mother was supremely happy.
l was very fond OF my new brother;
he WAS such power for good and
peace in our home that We never had
been so contented before. Frank wrote
freely to us, manly patient letters, full
OF unselfsh interest In all around him.
His sorrow had sweetened, not embit-
tered his character. He had set him
self to alleviate his anguish by doing
good, and his first act on reaching his
destination had been to use bis keen
| commercial gifts for the welfare Of the
widow and children of an officer of the
army, and at cost of time, talent and
energy; to rescue her small fortune
! from unsafe hands, and invest 1t profit
ably. His letters were filled with siml.
lar incidents, naturally and simply told,
| and our affection increased for this
! truly brave man.
Dolly's grandmother took it into her
head that it was her grandchild's duty
10 pay her a farewell visit before her
marriage. Though, as she had never
troubled herself much about us, We
were rather startled ar this demand;
we all thought it would be best to ac-
cept this invitation-for my sister was
not looking well-and 1t was settled
that she should go and spend a month
with the old lady in her lovely north
country home. Mr.. Dacre was pressed
TO go as often as his professional en-
gagements would permit; so Dolly left
US in pretty good spirits. in charge of
the elderly servant who was our substi-
tute for our regular ladies' maid.
She wrote to tell Us how she was en-
ioying the repose and beauty OF the
country. Mr.. Dacre had managed to
run down from Saturday till Monday
at the end of the first week, and had,
of course, made great impression, but
was afraid he could not come again-a
long case was pending at Westminster.
The letter which followed this. give
In Its entirety:
HOLLYWOOD, July 20.
DEAREST KITTY.--I hope you will
get this in time to send my lat here
instead of to grandmamma's. am on
4 fortnight's visit to Lady Millicent
North. Such a charming woman-a
widow about % years old. She per-
suaded Mrs. Lloyd to let her have me
for a week OF two; and, as her daugh-
ter-in-law, a Gsniirmed invalid, was
coming to spend just that time with
her. my grandmother was glad to get
me out OF her way. l know. can't
write much, for the post leaves here at
eight O'Clock, and We drop our letters
IN the hall-box as we 60 In to dinner.
expect the gong every minute. This
place is lovely, and the new baronet-
Sir Charles-Is the dearest. The
gong. Your own DOLLY.
/ felt uneasy concerning this letter.
was sorry Dolly should have left her
grandmother's quiet home Just as she
was sobering down and growing such a
thoughtful little love. 1t might unset
lie her again to pass a fortnight in a
country house with a fascinating baro-
net; and l knew that Jack Dacre would
neverspermit, never pardon, the small
est suspicion OF flirting. He had par
doned her detection in Franks case,
for Frank himself had pleaded elo-
quently, saying that he was very young,
90 naturally affectlonate. But mamma
and l felt sure that not for an hour
would he permit the slightest approach
to disloyalty to his deep tenderness for
III
youth, her love Of fun, nor her merry
heart, would plead one atom in her
favor; so read this letter with heavy
heart My answer was as follows:
DEAREST DoLLY.-Your letter
reached me in time to have the box
sent to HIghwood. You will receive
it soon after this reaches you. Write
very fully, for your letter was tanta-
llzIng. Send me a full description OF
every one, for you have reused my
curiosity; as to Sir Charles, who Is "the
dearest"
The rest of the letter contained home
news, and / need not transcribe 1t. But
Dolly's answer l Will transcribe:
"You ask me for the description OF
everybody, darling. Lady Millicent Is
very beautiful, very clever, and de-
votedly attached to this Sir Charles;
but feel sure her heart is buried In the |
grave of her devoted husband. l send |
her photograph, SO need no words In |
describing her.
'Sir Charles is very fascinating, |
though l fear my description may not |
predlspose him in your favor, but you |
beg me to be particular. He is short
and stout, has a very fine head, but
rather thin. light hair, fine eyes, good
mouth, but not much Of a nose-in |
fact, it Is all tip-very nice hands and
feet. He is, I believe, very talented,
but does not employ his gifts, seldom
talks. never reads. is little fond OF
eating. In spite of these drawbacks.
he is very charming, and all the girls
far and near make great deal OF him.
or course he is rich. He likes Lady |